running a tube amp into another tube amp

someone just made a thread similar to this, but this is different enoug to make my own thread.

i have a mesa stiletto and a peavey 5150. would it be possible to run one into the other. i know there are ways of plugging into an amps fx send/return to disable the preamp/poweramp, but im not sure what i would do here. the stiletto has a preamp out, so lets say i use that to plug the mesa's preamp into the peaveys poweramp. how would i do it? and would they bot need to be plugged into cabs? i dont want to blow anything up.

Originally posted by primusfan When you crank up the gain to 10 and switch to the lead channel, it actually sounds like you are unjustifiably bombing an innocent foreign land.

If you want to use Mesa's pre and Peavey's power, do this:Mesa's preamp out/effects loop send -> Peavey's poweramp in/effects loop return.Yes, both would have to be running a load in the form of a cab.Done.

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[quote="'[BurnTheDusk"]']Boss pedals may be built like tanks but I would rather buy a cardboard box that is on my side than pay for a tank that is working against me.

and yes, they did plug amp outputs into amp inputs back in the day. It was not uncommon to use a champ or tweed deluxe for distortion and plug it directly into a higher power amp so that they could get the tube saturation without having to use deafening volume. There were a lot of good amps that were completely destroyed doing this but it happened.

^Not saying it's gonna sound good, just saying he won't blow anything up. Let the TS decide how it sounds.and yes, they did plug amp outputs into amp inputs back in the day. It was not uncommon to use a champ or tweed deluxe for distortion and plug it directly into a higher power amp so that they could get the tube saturation without having to use deafening volume. There were a lot of good amps that were completely destroyed doing this but it happened.

Jimmy Page did this with his Hiwatt heads at the RAH concert back in 1970.